Bangladesh vs Upper middle income: Transport services
Transport services over time
- Bangladesh
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 51.8% against 22.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 29.8%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 2.4 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 30th of 197 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.2% | 41.5% | 16.7% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 59.3% | 36.9% | 22.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 70.0% | 34.4% | 35.6% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 70.9% | 26.6% | 44.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 59.9% | 25.5% | 34.4% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Bangladesh or Upper middle income?
- Bangladesh, at 51.8% against 22.0% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Bangladesh and Upper middle income?
- 29.8%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Upper middle income?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Upper middle income rank globally for transport services?
- Bangladesh ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 30th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Transport services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Transport services covers the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.